W’s China Bistro Restaurant is sponsoring a fundraiser for St. Andrew’s.  The proceeds will go to support Family Camp in August.

Please let them know you are part of St. Andrew’s & W’s will give 15% back to the church to help support Family Camp.

The Fundraiser continues usually on the 1st Sunday of each month and NOW you can also order TAKE-OUT!

Have you been attending St. Andrew’s?  Are you new to the area and desire to have a church family?  Do you want to find out what it means to be a church member or what the Presbyterian church is all about?  Or, are you just curious about church membership?  Or, maybe you have some other reason!

If this describes you or a friend then come join our New Member Class on Sunday, October 10, 2010 beginning after our second service, about 11:45am and get the answers to all your questions.  You’ll get a nice lunch and we’ll hand out material to help you understand what church membership is all about.  You’ll meet others that are interested and get to meet the church pastor.  You should be out by 2pm so don’t miss this opportunity!

If you have any questions please contact Yvette Dolan … (310) 540-5252 x. 241 or email her at ydolan@sntandrews.org.

Hope to see you there!

We collect backpacks & supplies for needy children in our area that come to Love INC for help.  Bring them to the church office by July 31, 2010.  For an informational flyer please click here … Love INC backpacks

Where:  Lazy Dog Café, Del Amo Fashion Center)

The event will be held on the patio of the Lazy Dog Café (located at Del Amo Fashion Center) on Saturday, August 14, 2010, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. People will then have the option of joining other Prime Timers for dinner, a movie, or bowling at Del Amo Fashion Center.

Click here to load the event flyer for printing … Prime Time – Lazy Dog Mixer

For the Whole Church Family!

A week of fun, fellowship and instruction.

Please call the church office for more details and find out how to register for this great week.  It’s a great way to get to know your brothers and sisters in Christ.  All meals are provided so there is a week free from cooking.

This year – 2010: 

Theme:  St. Andrewsopoly

Speaker:  Paul Thome

Camp Photo:  Bring your favorite Red, White or Blue shirt for a patriotic camp photo this year.

There’s a new POOL THIS YEAR!  Besides pool time, we’ll have a volleyball tournament, trivia challenge each day, a time for paint ball, ropes course, zip line, a craft or two, a movie night, s’mores around the campfire, a skit, women & men’s devotionals, fun, fellowship and much, much more. 

Please come and be a part of the St. Andrew’s Family at Family Camp 2010.

Call the church office (310) 540-5252 if you have any questions and watch for details.

The Lord has nurtured many through the prayer ministry here at St. Andrew’s. We have felt the leading of the Lord to offer a service built around interactive prayer for those suffering with spiritual, relational, physical, or emotional issues. Our Wholeness service will be held on the third Wednesday of each month from 5:39-6:29pm in the Sanctuary Narthex with the first service to be held on September 15th. The first half of the service will include a time of worship, scriptural guidance, and the Lord’s Supper followed by an opportunity for interactive prayer for the second half of the service time. All are invited to share prayer needs with a prayer servant who will then lift these concerns on their behalf. Please let others that would benefit know about this service.

To prepare for this Wholeness Service please join us at our Adult Sunday School Class in July …

The elders of our church Session have sensed the leading of the Lord to offer a monthly service built around interactive prayer for those suffering with spiritual, relational, physical, or emotional issues. As a precursor to this ministry, we’ll be offering Sunday morning classes during July 4-18 that look at prayer and how the Lord uses prayer for our benefit. We’ll cover the foundations of prayer in Scripture, including covenants, reactions to prayer both the Lord and ours, ways to pray, and the Lord’s work in prayer. The classes will be led by Pastor Martin at 8:30-9:20 Sunday mornings. Please join us.

Brenna Ghent asks for the following prayers for the students at Penn State University.  Brenna is with DiscipleMakers Christian Fellowship and one of the missionaries St. Andrew’s supports.

Dear Friends,
Thank you for praying! In my last newsletter, I asked you to pray for our week-long summer conference called Focus. The Lord was certainly at work in the lives of many students during Focus! Not only did over 90 students give up a week of their summer (when they could have been working or vacationing) to spend time studying the Bible, but some of them heard the gospel for the first time! 
Would you praise the Lord and pray with me for how God is at work in these two students in particular:
1) “Andrea” – Andrea attended our annual Women’s Conference and was a part of a small group discussion group that I led. Andrea came from a difficult background and has been  in challenging relationships with people who claim to be Christians but who have treated her in ways contrary to the Scriptures. As you might imagine, this has made her very wary of Christians and of Jesus. Andrea attended our Women’s Conference because of the genuine care and friendship of the other women in the DiscipleMakers fellowship at her school, yet she didn’t seem to understand the Gospel yet. Praise the Lord that Andrea came to Focus, where she could hear about Jesus again! It was evident to the staff that interacted with her that Andrea’s heart is softening to the Lord and she might even be a Christian now! Would you continue to pray for Andrea? Praise the Lord that He is at work in her heart, and pray that she will continue to seek a personal relationship with Jesus, even while she is at home for the summer. Pray for the Christian women who have been reaching out to Andrea, that they will continue to be faithful in showing her the love of Jesus.
2) “Max” – Max, an international exchange student, has had some contact with the Christians on his campus, but he was not very involved in the DiscipleMakers fellowship. At the last minute, Max decided to attend Focus. Halfway through the week he asked one of our staff if he could have a Bible because he wanted to continue to read about Jesus on his own this summer! Would you praise the Lord for Max’s excitement to read the Bible, and pray that he would know Jesus as his personal Lord and Savior? Please also pray that as Max returns to his home country, he would share Jesus with his family, friends, classmates, etc.
It’s so exciting to see these examples of how the Lord is at work changing students’ hearts and building his Kingdom. It’s really true that as college students in Pennsylvania are changed by the Gospel, the whole world can be reached for Christ. Thanks again for your prayers and support in this ministry!
Love in Christ, Brenna  

Our one(1) United Summer Service starts on July 4, 2010 at 9:30am 

Beginning Sunday, July 4, 2010 we will hold one united service at 9:30am that will feature our ACTS choir as they return from their summer tour.  Our one united service at 9:30am will then continue during the summer through Sunday, September 12, 2010.   Then on Sunday, September 19th and following we will resume our two worship services at 8:30 and 10:00am. 

Please plan to join us for our summer worship!

Ambassadors for Christ Through Song

Let’s sing praises to Christ

Do you like to sing?  Come and sing praises to our Lord.  For 8th grade, high school and college students, we practice each Sunday at 8:30am in the Youth Center at St. Andrew’s usually starting in January.  We have a few performances in Church on Sunday mornings and complete our experience as we go on a road show. 

Please contact Jenny Nazarian at jnazarian@sntandrews.org if you are interested in being part of ACTS next year.

High school, college students and other adults have the opportunity to travel south to Mexico to partner with AMOR Ministries in helping to construct a home for needy families.  Each year we hear of some amazing stories where hearts are changed while the love of God through serving others is seen in action.  

This ministry is a great way to get involved in helping families in need, taking the focus off our wants and really helping those in need of basic shelter.  During the week, the crew will lay a foundation, construct the walls, plaster and roof the family’s new home.  Each day, you’ll get great meals and have wonderful fellowship as you share in this labor and spread God’s love through your service. 

Check out the AMOR Ministries website:  

http://www.amor.org 

 AMOR Dates:  July 18-23, 2010 

  Where:  Mexico

The AMOR trip to build houses in Mexico is open to adults and students 8th grade and up.